Unutterably Silly Quiz

[drjd]

13. nope.
14. correct.

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orlok : 6

[pdurrant]

4. Tunnelling Prisoners
To build a platform from the excavated soil.


5. Mystery in the Snow
Parachute failed to open

7. The Elevator
He was too short to reach the button, except with his umbrella.

8. Camel Race
swap camels

10. A Black Cat
It was daytime.

11. A Sleepy Bus Driver
He dies in the crash.

12. Anthony and Cleopatra
they are goldfish, and the cat has broken their bowl by pushing it onto the floor.

13. An Unusual Word
few/fewer

14. An Unusual Sentence
The initial letters are the alphabet in order.

15. An Unusual Paragraph
No 'e's.

[drjd]

15. correct again! The most common letter in the English language, the letter “e”, is entirely absent from both paragraphs. Gadsby is a 1939 novel by Ernest Vincent Wright. The letter “e” does not occur a single time in its 250 pages.

[drjd]

pdurrant has given 9 correct answers out of 10,( # 11 was wrong). But, you are late by few minutes than orlok, so you get 3 points.
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orlok : 7
pdurrant : 3
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Still 5 points to go!

[Bilbo1967]

11 The bus driver was walking (not driving his bus).

[drjd]

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

11 The bus driver was walking (not driving his bus).

Right!

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orlok : 7
pdurrant : 3
Bilbo1967 : 1
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4 more to go!

[orlok]

3. The True Champion

Is it possible that it's a boat race, and Frankie is the cox who sits in the rear of the boat, and receives the trophy on behalf of the team?

[drjd]

Originally Posted by orlok

3. The True Champion

Is it possible that it's a boat race, and Frankie is the cox who sits in the rear of the boat, and receives the trophy on behalf of the team?

Umm.. not exactly. You have not considered about poor Alfonso and Samuel.

Still 4 to go!
#1
#3
#6 and
#9

orlok has nearly reached the win. However, there is only one possibility of tie if pdurrant can reply all remaining four, making a total of 7 .

[pdurrant]

3. The True Champion
Alfonso and Samuel are horses. Frankie is Alfonso's jockey.

[drjd]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

3. The True Champion
Alfonso and Samuel are horses. Frankie is Alfonso's jockey.

There you are! thus Frankie is the first person to
cross the finish line and receive the trophy.

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orlok : 7
pdurrant : 4
Bilbo1967 : 1
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3 more to go!
#1
#6 and
#9

[pdurrant]

6. A Suspicious Death
The man was her older brother. There's a well-known syndrome where siblings brought up separately are attracted to each other. Her parents had had a child before they married who was given up for adoption. He murdered their father and then their mother, for reasons unknown, perhaps due to resentment at being given up.

[drjd]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

6. A Suspicious Death
The man was her older brother. There's a well-known syndrome where siblings brought up separately are attracted to each other. Her parents had had a child before they married who was given up for adoption. He murdered their father and then their mother, for reasons unknown, perhaps due to resentment at being given up.

The woman's father had died a natural death. The unknown man was not her sibling.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by drjd

The woman's father had died a natural death. The unknown man was not her sibling.

Mine makes a better story!

[drjd]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Mine makes a better story!

Yours could be a better story, but far different than original thought. If you read the story carefully in between the lines, you will find the real clue.

Still 3 to go!

[issybird]

1. The ice cubes were poisoned.